Each Day Brings A Chance To Do Better

EACH DAY BRINGS A
CHANCE TO DO BETTER

by HELEN STEINER RICE



HOW OFTEN WE WISH FOR
ANOTHER CHANCE
TO MAKE A FRESH BEGINNING,
A CHANCE TO BLOT OUT OUR MISTAKES
AND CHANGE FAILURE INTO WINNING
AND IT DOES NOT TAKE A SPECIAL TIME
TO MAKE A BRAND-NEW START,
IT ONLY TAKES THE DEEP DESIRE
TO TRY WITH ALL OUR HEART
TO LIVE A LITTLE BETTER
AND TO ALWAYS BE FORGIVING
AND TO ADD A LITTLE"SUNSHINE"
TO THE WORLD IN WHICH WE'RE LIVING
SO NEVER GIVE UP IN DESPAIR
AND THINK THAT YOU ARE THROUGH,
FOR THERE'S ALWAYS A TOMORROW
AND A CHANCE TO START A NEW.










THOU HAST TRIED MY HEART;
THOU HAST VISITED ME BY NIGHT;
THOU HAST TESTED ME AND DOST
FIND NOTHING; I HAVE PURPOSED
THAT MY MOUTH WILL NOT TRANSGRESS.




PSALM 17:3
NAS



THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE
PROMISES THAT ARE PURE,
SILVER REFINED IN A FURNACE
ON THE GROUND,
PURIFIED SEVEN TIMES.




PSALM 12:6
NRSV



FOR YOU, O GOD, HAVE TESTED US;
YOU HAVE REFINED US AS
SILVER IS REFINED.




PSALM 66:10
NKJV



I AM TRUSTING GOD- OH, PRAISE
HIS PROMISES! I AM NOT AFRAID
OF ANYTHING MERE MAN CAN DO
TO ME! YES, PRAISE HIS PROMISES.




PSALM 56:10-11
TLB



YOUR KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING
KINGDOM, AND YOUR DOMINION
ENDURES THROUGH ALL GENERATIONS.

THE LORD IS FAITHFUL TO ALL HIS
PROMISES AND LOVING TOWARD
ALL HE HAS MADE.




PSALM 145:13
NIV



YOUR PROMISES HAVE BEEN
THOROUGHLY TESTED;
THAT IS WHY I LOVE
THEM SO MUCH.




PSALM 119:140
NLT



FROM THE END OF THE EARTH I CALL TO YOU,
WHEN MY HEART IS FAINT.

LEAD ME TO THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER
THAN I.




PSALM 61:2
NRSV



TURN YOUR EAR TOWARD ME.

RESCUE ME QUICKLY.

BE A ROCK OF REFUGE FOR ME,
A STRONG FORTRESS TO SAVE ME.




PSALM 31:2
GOD'S WORD



HE IS MY ROCK AND MY SALVATION.

HE IS MY DEFENDER;
I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED.




PSALM 62:2
NCV